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cent.” It is needless to state that these tests and observations 
were made by Dr. Gerth and Profs. Bessey and Wing with the 
strictest scientific accuracy even in the smallest detail, and their 
unanimous decision is that M. Pasteur’s “inoculation theory” 
has been tried and found wanting by the cold logic of facts. 
Dr. Gerth is preparing an exact and detailed account of the ex¬ 
periment, which we presume will be given to the public at an 
early day. 
PROPOSED LEGISLATION AT WASHINGTON. 
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Full Text of an Act to amend an Act creating a Bureau of 
Animal Industry, approved May 29, 1684, introduced by 
Senator Beck, of Kentucky. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled: 
Section 1 . That in order to promote the exportation of live 
stock from the United States, and to protect and facilitate the 
commerce in cattle among the several States, and to remove the 
obstruction to inter-state and foreign commerce now occasioned 
by the existence of contagious diseases among domestic animals, 
the act establishing a Bureau of Animal Industry, approved May 
29, 1884, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: 
The Commissioner of Agriculture shall cause investigation to 
be made as to the existence of pleuro-pneumonia, foot-and-mouth 
disease, and rinderpest, or other exotic diseases, and is hereby 
authorized to enter premises for this purpose in any part of the 
United States where he may have reasons to suspect the existence 
of such disease or diseases. Upon the discovery of any of these 
diseases, the Commissioner of Agriculture, with the consent, ap¬ 
proval, or co-operation of the Governor or other properly con¬ 
stituted authority of the State where such disease or diseases may 
be found, shall cause the appraisal of the animal or animals 
affected with, or that have been exposed to disease, and under the 
laws of the State provided for condemning private property for 
public use, shall cause the same to be destroyed and pay the 
